Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-27
SENSELESS SOCIETY SNOBS.
An Earthquake" Caused by Department;
Clerks Presence.
ALL ATTENTION ON The AVENUE.
How Miss Caldwell Handles the Reins
Senator Gorman-W bite House
LiGe-1he Visit Of MISS
Cleveland.

WAsHrSGToy, Feb. s.-rCorrespon-
dence of the BEE. What are wc coming
to? A distinguished writer on dongs at
the national capital speaks in most pa.
thetic terms of the presence OF de
partment clerk at one Of our swell no
other word for it, for the sides of the
house fairly bulged out to give space to
the crowd official receptions. The
writer presumes that the department
clerk mo gender given intrudeG there.
in. 1t is really shocking, positively shock.
ing, that a he, she or it, department
clerk should have so outraged public
official morals as TO have been seen in
broad gas light at an Official reception.
especially when these SAID government
officials are nothing in the world but
public servantsr' Now if they were
only private servants the thing wouldn' I
be so scandalous, for our private enter
tainments in Washington are less talked
about, but that he she or it, department
clerk should 90 TO an official entertain.
ment with public servants i enough to
shock the sensitive eyes of a Washington
society writer, who, as is often the case
know how it is themselves" having
been one of those self same depart
ment clerks. And what an oasis in great
sandy desert 1t must have been to the
eyes of this learned writer, the
presence of "depar.ment clerk"
most uncommon sight no doubt, hence
the grave Importance of mentioning it.
am glad to say that some of the very best
elements of Washington society are the de.
partment clerks. That there are Incom-
petent persons aud fools everywhere can
be seen by paving visit to congress
Some of the nobest and most tai ented
men and women ! have net in Washing
ton have been connected with the de-
partments for years. There are. scient-
lists, authors, artists and cultured people
generally, who Will give tone ard attrac-
ton TO society wherever they go.
Well, it i conspiracy to read of q "Ge
partment clerk being seen At an official
receptions,
SNOBBERY OF OFFICIAL CAST
is most entertaining here st the national
capital where every fellow is a free born
American citizen, eNceptth trade dollar
politician 1t is shocking fact that
the president of the United STATES does
associate with and has for a chum in the
retirement OF mis- political closet an eX-
senate page. In the most upbluShlng
manner does his executive highness take
this humble page TO heav;ng bosom. and
together in the stiffness of the night do
they ramble all over the political helGS,
cullinG the soft spots for their choice
friends n short. thev. talk of this and
that, do the father OF his
country and this smooth, beardless faced
ex-senate page. A most remarkable
fellow is he knowing well how TO keep the
great confidence given TO him and he acts
accordingly. For one OF his years he has
done much service to his betters and
bids fair 10 do more in the future. 1t
would not surprise US, nothing does here
in v ashiegton, to have this most COM
petent ex-senate page the candidate for
president on the democratic ticket, or
any other ticket to win, in the near
future. He halls from Maryland, My
Maryland,' and his name is Arthur z.
German.
In the very face of all of this we read
that "a department clerK' was seen ut
an official reception! Truly this suob-
blshness OF official and social cast here
in Washington is rasping enough to ma
terialize the bones of our hard-working
pilgrim pas and mas out of their long
years of peaceful resting in their graves
way down in the Yankee land, and bring
them stalking INTO our midst giving their
sardonic grins AZ our would-be lords and
ladies trying 10 ape The corrupt Imperial
ism they turned their backs upon TO
found new world where honest work
WAS priced above the accident of birth
Fearful accident in some cases and posi-
ton. D, my. what would the grim old
dads say could they behold our mush-
room aristocracy bobbing about town in
their English draws and dog carts with
their British funkies in attendance, don't
you know? Attracting the most
ATTENTION ON TIE AVENUE
in these English rigs is Il dog. cart driven
by Miss Caldwell, of Philadelphia, the
lady who is famous for her stable Of fine
horses, as well as for giving a cool hun
dred thousand or more for the Roman
Catholic university to be established
here. | believe she is considered a very
clever sort of girl, and handles whip
and the reins mos: skillfuily. Whenever
Miss Caldwell appears on the avenue in
this most fanciful gotten-up rig, drawn
by two pretty little yellow and white
Dolly-Narden horses, there Will be knots
of naughty men and boys gathered on
every corner watching the little lady
picking her way through the maze of
street cars, herdics, carriages and heavy
laden wagons driven by careless, lazy
negroes, who are perfectly reckless Of
human life Miss Caldwell, usually &C.
companied by her SISTER, an. 4 nunkie
sitting behind 1:ita 1,:..a BIS eyes set on the tip
"a the off horses right ear, has
the seat of honor herself, ani most
daintily she takes the ribbons
into her own hands and minds
her business well; 70 see-sawing OF reins
but a steady pull, and now and then an
encouraging word 10 the fiery little
beasts. which are well protected against
the weather these raw cold days by pretty
blankets artistically fashioned, green,
embroidered with red and gold. That
she understands how 10 handle the RIB
robs there Is not doubt: that she enjoys
the attention she attracts is evident by
the bright pleasant sparkle in her eyes
ana rosy face, / shall not attempt 10
guess her age-one never meets with
success in guessing a woman's age any
way-it is enoggh that Miss Caldwell has
stable of fine horses and is rich! The
army and navy are full of suitors for this
fair lady's hand, but il is otherwise en-
gagged driving her own teams!
SOCIETY Is AT FULL SPEED
now, the same old set 60 il morning,
noon and night, day in and day out,
Sundays not expected. Mrs Smash gives
a breakfast; Mrs. Dash gives lunch;
Mrs. Lash gives tea; Mrs. Splash gives
dinner-always have tea before dinner
here IN Masnington9 Mrs. Rash gives q
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